Tag Archives: reality

Sastras (Scriptures)

Posted on 19 January, 2022 by amartingarcia

Only intuition and the sastras (scriptures) can afford knowledge of Reaity Continue reading →

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Eternity

Posted on 18 January, 2022 by amartingarcia

Eternity vs. timelessness Continue reading →

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Can Consciousness exist without time?

Posted on 27 June, 2019 by amartingarcia

Can consciousness exist without time?  – My answer in Quora From the viewpoint of Advaita Vedanta (and I believe also zen and Dzogchen), time is not just something elusive, but ultimately unreal – only an idea or concept. The same … Continue reading →

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Is duality real?

Posted on 7 October, 2018 by amartingarcia

Subject-object – Advaita Vision comment Anon.: ‘No matter who says what, it is your job to look directly at your own experience/mind without the images of models, teachers, books, and like minded people, and to recognize how the subject-object dichotomy … Continue reading →

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Can consciousness exist without time?

Posted on 16 March, 2018 by amartingarcia

(Question answered in Quora) From the viewpoint of Advaita Vedanta (and I believe also zen and Dzogchen), time is not just something elusive, but ultimately unreal – only an idea or concept. The same with the concept ‘now’, which cannot … Continue reading →

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Philosophy vs science

Posted on 18 May, 2017 by amartingarcia

(From a discussion in Quora on science vs philosophy) http://www.advaita-vision.org/science-vs-philosophy-in-three-parts-part-i/#more-3988 — Max Planck: “I had always looked upon the search for the absolute as the noblest and most worth while task of science.”   M – ‘There are more things … Continue reading →

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Is reality knowable? (From Quora)

Posted on 29 April, 2017 by amartingarcia

“The affirmation that reality is not knowable is itself an assertion of knowledge about reality.” Does this sound like an example of the law of non-contradiction? So this proves that reality is knowable?  Tom McFarlane, degrees in philosophy, mathematics, and physics. … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Cave

Posted on 31 August, 2016 by amartingarcia

From Quora  Question: ‘Can we step out of Plato’s Cave?’   X  As I remember, Plato spoke of the few that escaped into the bright light of day, becoming (at least temporarily?) blinded. That, by itself, has to have some … Continue reading →

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Appearance and reality

Posted on 1 August, 2016 by amartingarcia

Can appearance itself be doubted?  (Discussion in QUORA) The question is not about the relation between appearance (things) and noumenon (thing in itself). It concerns only the appearance ITSELF. That means, I’m not asking about whether appearance is capable to … Continue reading →

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Consciousness and reality

Posted on 17 July, 2016 by amartingarcia

Q/A in Quora  /www.quora.com/What-is-reality-in-the-absence-of-consciousness?__snids__=1702272616 What is reality in the absence of consciousness? I’m beginning to be convinced that in the absence of consciousness there is nothing. Can anyone shed some light on this? Answer: (M) That is an impossible, or … Continue reading →

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